Thomas Crown (Steve McQueen) is a self-made Boston millionaire who masterminds a bank heist in hopes of leaving it all behind. Tired of being part of the Establishment, he has hopes of pulling off the caper and flying to Rio. Erwin Weaver… MoreThomas Crown (Steve McQueen) is a self-made Boston millionaire who masterminds a bank heist in hopes of leaving it all behind. Tired of being part of the Establishment, he has hopes of pulling off the caper and flying to Rio. Erwin Weaver (Jack Weston) leads the cast of crooks who never actually meet Crown but manage to pull off the robbery without a hitch. Crown deposits 3 million in a Swiss bank account, pays off the crooks, and waits for the insurance company to repay the bank for the loss. Eddy Malone (Paul Burke) is the savvy detective who helps insurance investigator Vicky Anderson (Faye Dunaway) find the mastermind behind the heist. Thomas Crown Affair became one of the first films to employ many split-screen images throughout its running time, as devised by editor Hal Ashby. Michel Legrand's score was nominated for an Academy Award, and the song The Windmills Of Your Mind, written by Legrand with Alan and Marilyn Bergman took home the coveted Oscar.

It's no doubt dated now, and the multiscreen graphics won't make any sense on a pan-and-scan video version, but this heist movie starring Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway was considered pretty hot stuff back in 1968.

This movie wasn't bad, it was just way too boring, I didn't even watch it all. Some day I'll give it another chance maybe.

Mason Williams

The Thomas Crown Affair is a very good and smart movie from the 60's starring two greats; Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway.

jay nixon

Steve is super cool, Faye is ravishing and dig those crazy 60's fashions. The movie's pretty good too.

Mike T.

Norman Jewison puts style over substance in this sharply cut, innovative heist film. The style is interesting enough to make it work. Very entertaining film… MoreNorman Jewison puts style over substance in this sharply cut, innovative heist film. The style is interesting enough to make it work. Very entertaining film with its own flair.

Pierluigi Puccini

Nevermind the use and abuse of the so called avant-garde techniques like multiple split screen or neon lights fade out, It simply is a sensous and stylish cross… MoreNevermind the use and abuse of the so called avant-garde techniques like multiple split screen or neon lights fade out, It simply is a sensous and stylish cross between romantic melodrama and caper movie, in which the cool couple McQueen and Dunaway squeeze out their immense chemistry on the screen. The chess play/seduction scene is the best moment of the entire film.

Greg S

A jaded playboy businessman (Steve McQueen) expands into masterminding heists for kicks, and bumps into a sexy tough-cookie insurance adjuster (Faye Dunaway)… MoreA jaded playboy businessman (Steve McQueen) expands into masterminding heists for kicks, and bumps into a sexy tough-cookie insurance adjuster (Faye Dunaway) who's investigating his latest crime. Are they falling in love, or just playing cat and mouse? Cool performances from sexy leads, a masterful seduction over a chessboard, and hip "mod" direction from Norman Jewison (featuring gratuitous split screens and a sweet martini-jazz soundtrack) make this a fun time capsule.

xGary Xx

Despite the obvious allure of McQueen and Dunaway as one of the coolest cinematic couples around, I actually found this film quite dull. The gimmicky cut-ins… MoreDespite the obvious allure of McQueen and Dunaway as one of the coolest cinematic couples around, I actually found this film quite dull. The gimmicky cut-ins are annoying, and I HATE that song!! It's really just an exercise in 60s style over substance.

Andre Tavares Simoni

A great and innovative film by the 60's, with Steve Mcqueen and Faye Dunaway, directed by Norman Jewison.Made with split screen technique in the actions… MoreA great and innovative film by the 60's, with Steve Mcqueen and Faye Dunaway, directed by Norman Jewison.Made with split screen technique in the actions scenes, excellent soundtrack , and the usual charm of the characters, this movie is a cult.The chess game scene is sexy in extreme (without naked people or explicit ).It was nominated for two Academy Awards and won the Award for Best Song with "Windmills of Your Mind".

Veronique Kwak

the 1968 "thomas crown affair" is the prototypical exemplification of 60s style over substance, and it is literily the milestone for the 60s… Morethe 1968 "thomas crown affair" is the prototypical exemplification of 60s style over substance, and it is literily the milestone for the 60s idiocyncrasic aura, regarding its chic wardrobes to paneled montage cinematography to its french new wave influenced plot twist. of course, what sells would be steve mcqueen's maschismo as well as faye dunaway's icy coolness, purely star vehicle. inevitably, it flashes also the flatulency of manhood by its conspicuous materialism, the excess of luxury.
mcqueen plays an extremely self-assured millionaire who engages at bank-robbery just to prove that he could make it. and dunaway would be the persistant insurance reward-hunter who persue after him. the sexual spark sizzles as they starts to get invovled personally in a romantic way. so eventually who wins?
the sexual innuendo detonates laughably in the course of playing the chess game, and the camera keeps centering upon their seperate sultry gestures, then it melts into a kaledoscopic dazzle of colors as they kiss. and the process of mcqueen's bank-robberies is presented in multiple panels silmutaneously. all the oddities are apparently self-indulgent without coherency. besides, steve mcqueen seems sorta reluctant to pose the cary-grant-esque sly debonair mannerism in numerous suits.
the ending might appear abrasive with its male-centered arbitrariness. mcqueen's character decides to challenge dunaway by revealing the destination of his next robbery to test her loyalty, so it's either him or her insurance case. but in either way, she loses anyway. then she chooses to stay true to her principle by reporting mcqueen's pickup spot. jaw-droppingly, mcqueen sets her up, and there's nothing but a telegram delivered to her that says it's over. it ends with her weeping in the graveyard and him grinning on the airplane seat. it's like announcing outloud: i have great fun trifling with this intriguing woman, and i pull it off so well, and also I WON! so generally "thomas crown affair" is about a cocky man who wanna demonstrate his omnipotency, an ultimate flatulent poise of imperious manhood. mostly it clings to its brutal cynicism instead of redeeming the story with a romantic ending. it flops as steven mcqueen could never be as suave as cary grant.

Michael Gildea

The (original) Thomas Crown Affair is more of a time capsule than an actual movie. It stammers around with a dull story, gimmicky split screen shots (which… MoreThe (original) Thomas Crown Affair is more of a time capsule than an actual movie. It stammers around with a dull story, gimmicky split screen shots (which really annoyed the hell out of me after a while) and Faye Dunaway's wardrobe. This one had a lot of potential (that the 1999 remake ultimately tapped into) but the lack of chemistry between Steve McQueen and Dunaway kind of foreshadows the abysmal ending. And that "sexy chess game" sequence was pretty damn ridiculous. And normally a young Faye Dunaway really does it for me but not even she could truly save this one.

Khris N

Originals r usually the best - this movie is such an original.

Dimitris Springer

Jewison is accommodated with the frustrating social/racial clashes during the 60's-70's era rather heist films.Thomas Crown is a gentleman thief.The… MoreJewison is accommodated with the frustrating social/racial clashes during the 60's-70's era rather heist films.Thomas Crown is a gentleman thief.The kind of type you know he's a deceiver and cares for specific things,something ms Anderson aka Dunaway is aware.Jewison orchestrates both of them as pawns of a chess and if the check mate isn't successful,his rich,sly crook is just as perfect as his introductory scene.